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mads.xsd"><authority><topic authority="http://AATesaurus.cultura.gencat.cat/aat/getty_en">Persian rugs</topic></authority><related type="narrower"><topic>Herat carpets</topic></related><related type="narrower"><topic>Safavid carpets</topic></related><related type="broader"><topic>rugs by geographic origin or style</topic></related><variant type="other"><topic>Persian carpet</topic></variant><variant type="other"><topic>Persian rug</topic></variant> <note xml:lang="en"><![CDATA[ Broadly, rugs woven in Iran, in brightly coloured patterns of animals, plants, figures, or geometric shapes. The history of Persian carpet manufacture is divisive, and many assumptions are made without historical evidence. Scholars disagree on many aspects of their production. Particular styles are most often identified by the region in which they were made. ]]></note></mads>